How to Use sateen in a Sentence

sateen

noun
  • One downside to sateen is that the sheets’ sheen can fade overtime with washes.
    Lauren Levy, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Threaded Home: Save $20 on percale and sateen sheet sets through 7/8.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 3 July 2019
  • For guests looking to catch up on some rest during the day, the cozy beds are made up with Matouk sateen linens in all the rooms.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Cover is made of 430 thread count combed cotton sateen.
    Rachel Klein, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The 100% cotton sateen set comes with a quilt and two shams that are cool enough for hot summer nights and warm enough to keep you toasty on cold mornings.
    Rachel Murphy, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Some may go to bat for the other cotton standard, sateen, which has a more open weave—one thread over four—and a heavier drape.
    Kelsey Keith, Curbed, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Slightly warmer than the percale options on this list, but cooler than sateen, these sheets score high marks on the cozy scale.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Percale is lighter and more breathable, while sateen is the thicker, smoother and more snuggly option.
    Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020
  • Also softer sheets with a high thread count, such as sateens, which are very light and thin, might not be as durable as sheets in other weaves and thread counts.
    Hannah Morrill, ELLE Decor, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Choose from linen, sateen, and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Its outer cover is a cotton sateen with double stitching around the hem to make sure the down doesn't poke through during use.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • For instance, in the summer months, cotton sateen sheets and a cotton comforter will keep you cooler.
    Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021
  • And its 100 percent sateen microfiber cover provides a cushy cradle for your head and neck.
    Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022
  • The Frette Bicolore Sheet Set offers the splendor of sleeping in silky cotton sateen.
    Jennifer Tzeses, Town & Country, 22 June 2021
  • For weave, there's percale, a plain-weave textile, or sateen, a satin-weave textile which has a shinier, more luxurious feel to it.
    Scot Meacham Wood, House Beautiful, 9 June 2014
  • Alternatively, their sateen sheets have a thread count of 480 and feel silkier.
    Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2019
  • But some might prefer that informal look to a more put-together sateen.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 13 May 2021
  • Leave a Note Dinner in a two-person cabana that seems to float above the pool; beds adorned in Egyptian cotton sateen linens; a stretch of private beachfront.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Naomi Watts was decked out in a sleeveless blue sateen dress from Stella McCartney.
    Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The outer cover material is 100% cotton sateen that has been combed for an extra soft and smooth feel.
    Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • The pillow features an antimicrobial polyester fill on the inside and a cotton sateen cover on the outside.
    Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The outer fabric is a cotton sateen, which prevents feathers from poking out.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2020
  • That's where Cariloha Bamboo resort sateen sheets come in.
    Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The blanket features a fully down cluster fill and 100% cotton sateen exterior, both of which are soft and cozy.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Not so this sateen number, which comes with bottom button closures and ties in all corners to secure the duvet inside.
    Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020
  • On Wednesday, the home-essentials label Snowe will open a pop-up filled with silky sateen and crisp percale bed linens (starting at $58 for a pillowcase set).
    Alison S. Cohn, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The down is responsibly sourced and sits inside a cotton sateen cover that prevents it from poking through.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Percale, linen and sateen may be the standard materials used in luxury bedding, but bamboo is starting to rise in the ranks.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Stock up on sumptuous Italian sateen sheets that come in eight different colors for long winter nights.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • European white down stuffed inside a 100% cotton sateen shell that's woven extra tight so no feathers poke through.
    Korin Miller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021

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